What color is #87A97B?

#87A97B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A97B?

The RGB value is 135, 169, 123: 135 red, 169 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A97B?

The complementary color is #9D7BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A97B color

#87A97B rgb(135, 169, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A97B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.3% green and 48.2% blue (135, 169, 123).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#87A97B color codes

HEX	`#87A97B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 169, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, -20.5, 20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 28.67, 135.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.754, 34.956, 24.02)`
Decimal	`8890747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A97B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87A97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87A97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a97b; }
.text { color: #87a97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 169 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a97b, #7ba986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A97B?: #87A97B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A97B?: The RGB value is 135, 169, 123: 135 red, 169 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A97B?: The complementary color is #9D7BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.